Timberwolves announcer takes shot at Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler figures to be a big storyline in the Western Conference semifinal series between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves. Based on a comment from one of the Timberwolves’ broadcasters, the organization is very much looking forward to seeing Butler return to Minnesota.

Butler infamously forced his way out of Minnesota after little more than one season with the team, and has been hugely unpopular with Timberwolves fans since. Adding to the storyline is the fact that, for various reasons, Butler has not played a game in Minnesota since Nov. 24, 2021. That has led Timberwolves fans to accuse Butler of ducking those games.

Timberwolves radio play-by-play voice Alan Horton added some fuel to the fire on Sunday after Butler’s Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets in Game 7 to set up a meeting with the Timberwolves. Horton noted it has been over 1,200 days since Butler played a game at Target Center in Minneapolis — “assuming he plays Tuesday.”